Ana Gabriela Romero García

PhD in chemical engineering with 8 years of experience in process design and simulation using Aspen Plus software. Experience in stochastic optimization methods applied to the design of sustainable chemical processes. Strong research skills and application of knowledge in the search for solutions. Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to seek alternatives, new ideas and new approaches to problems, and implement solutions. Effectively communicates with business and technical stakeholders. Clear communicator and self-motivated worker with decisive nature necessary to manage independent work.

Member of the ADRESS (Advanced Research on (Bio) Sustainable Systems) research group. ADRESS – Advanced Research on (Bio) Sustainable Systems

Journal Publications

• Simultaneous Design and Controllability Optimization for the Reaction Zone for Furfural Bioproduction, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2020
• Production of methyl ethyl ketone applying process intensification strategies, Innovations in Fermentation and Phytopharmaceutical Technologies, 2022
• Synthesis and optimization of sustainable processes based on liquid-liquid extraction to purify methyl ethyl ketone, Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 2022.
• Implementing CO2 capture process in power plants: Optimization procedure and environmental impact, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2022.
• Sustainability assessment in the CO2 capture process: Multi-objective optimization, Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 2022.
• Design and multi-objective optimization of a CO2 capture plant using deep eutectic solvents, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2023

Book chapters

• The Challenge of Biofuel: Energy Generation for a Sustainable Future, Springer, 2022.

Presentations in Congresses

• 29th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Simultaneous design and controllability optimization for the reaction zone for furfural bioproduction (2019) - Eindhoven, The Netherlands
• 30st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Effect of flue gas composition on the design of a CO2 capture plant (2020) - Milano, Italy
• 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Integration of CO2 capture to power plants: the effect of fuel and gas composition in process configuration (2021) - Istanbul, Turkey
• 32nd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Design of sustainable processes for CO2 capture (2022) – Toulouse, France.
• 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Design of a CO2 capture plant: A sustainable approach using deep eutectic solvents (2023) – Athens, Greece .